Arsenal are one win away from pulling off something no team has managed since the Champions League changed its format. The only side with a perfect record in the league phase, the English club head into the final round with seven wins from seven matches and a real chance to become the first team of the new era to finish this stage without dropping a single point.
The campaign stands out not just because they’re unbeaten, but because of how it’s been built. Arsenal sit on 21 points, have scored 20 goals, conceded just two, and share the title of best attack in the competition with Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain. On top of that, they’ve opened the scoring in every game so far and netted three or more goals in their last five European outings.
A performance already etched into club history
The impact of this run goes well beyond the standings. For the first time ever, Arsenal have won seven straight matches in UEFA competitions, an internal milestone that helps put into perspective the moment Mikel Arteta’s squad is living through.
The road here featured heavyweight opponents like Bayern Munich, Atlético Madrid and Inter Milan, along with Athletic Bilbao, Olympiacos, Slavia Prague and Club Brugge.
Even coming off a loss to Manchester United in the Premier League, Arsenal remain on top of the English standings. That setback halted a positive run in the league, but it doesn’t erase the solid showing in the Champions League, where the team has delivered consistency round after round.
New format, new challenge and an unprecedented mark on the line
This Champions League season is only the second played under the league-phase model with 36 teams, introduced last year. In its first edition, Liverpool came close to finishing with a perfect record but slipped up in the final round.
Before the change, during the group-stage era, 13 clubs managed to complete that phase with 100 percent success. Since the new format was implemented, no one has done it.
Now Arsenal have the chance to fill that empty space in the competition’s record books. Finishing the league phase unbeaten would strengthen the club’s status among the top title contenders and add even more weight to Arteta’s project.